Recycle & Reward

Here’s how to give those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan the Welcome Home! they deserve:

Recycle & Reward (R&R) is a program supported by Veterans Advantage to deliver new service benefits to thank and reward our troops.

R&R has partnered with a recycler that will accept other items in addition to used cell phones to raise funds for our Recycle & Reward program. R&R will now collect:

• empty inkjet printer and toner cartridges
• used laptop computers
• old Palm Pilots, and PDA’s
• used cell phones

Note: These items all contain toxic elements that are environmentally hazardous if they are simply discarded and buried in our landfills.

Cartridges: You can send your old empty inkjet and toner cartridges from any major brand printer except toner “tubes” and Epson inkjets (Epson laser cartridges are fine.) Put them back into their original boxes or wrap in newspaper and put in a plastic bag to ship to us.

Laptops: You can send your old laptop for R&R as long as it is in fair condition (ripped or broken screens have no value.) Please include the old power cord and other accessories and insert all into plastic bags before boxing up with bubble wrap or newspaper wrapping. Don’t worry about any old content on the hard drive. Our recycling partner wipes the information off all the hard drives, so any old records will be erased.

Palm Pilots: You can send your old Palm Pilot for R&R if it has a color screen. Please include the old power cord and any additional accessories. Of greatest value to our Recycle & Reward program is used Palm Pilots that were designed to also function as cell phones. Please put in a plastic bag and wrap with padding like bubble wrap or old newspaper to protect during shipping.

Cell Phones: Make sure you deactivate your service before sending an old phone. R&R cannot be held responsible for unauthorized use of an active phone.

Shipping Guidelines: Sending a lot of stuff? Our recycler will pay for your shipment!

• To print a FIRST CLASS LABEL: Click Here (this label is to be used if you have 5 items or less to ship)

• To print a PARCEL POST LABEL: Click Here (this label is to be used if you have 6 or More items to ship)

For more information:

• Learn more about Veterans Advantage: About Our Mission, the Benefits Program, Our History, and Our Board of Advisors.

To Contact Us About Joining the R&R Campaign:

• EMAIL: Click here to contact us.
• PHONE: 1-866-VET-ASSIST (838-2774), M-F, 9 a.m.-5p.m. EST
• FOR LETTER CORRESPONDENCE ONLY:
  Veterans Advantage
  4410 Massachusetts Ave.
  Washington, DC 20016